It was August 2009 and my boyfriend Cody was on con-leave after graduating basic training, and breaking his leg. 28 day he would be home for and sometime in those last 5 days before he would leave for 17 weeks I got pregnant. We were apart for 3 months when he came home to visit, just in time for my ultrasound. A girl, we were having a girl, Evelyn Marie Johnson. We had been talking about baby names since before he had left for basic. Evelyn, so simple, so elegant, so beautiful, and kind of old fashion. Evelyn, my daughter. My love, if you don't have never been pregnant you can't imagine how a love like this feels. It fills you up in every way. Every kick, every roll, every hiccup magic that makes your heart leap with joy. I was 18 weeks pregnant when they told me baby was... [Read More]
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